The Keysight (Agilent HP) 86116C is an ultra high-speed optical and electrical plug-in module designed for the 86100C Infiniium DCA-J oscilloscope mainframe. It offers up to 70 GHz optical bandwidth and 93 GHz electrical bandwidth, providing exceptional pulse fidelity for characterizing signals in the 10 to 100 Gb/s range, including 40G SONET/SDH, 25G Ethernet, and 16G Fibre Channel.

Specifications

Physical

ParameterValue
Operating Temperature+10 to +40

Optical Channel Specifications

ParameterValue
Characteristic Optical Bandwidth70 GHz (Option 040) / 45 GHz (Option 025)
Reference Receiver Rates39.8 and 43.0 Gb/s NRZ (Option 040) / 17, 25.8, and 27.7 Gb/s NRZ (Option 025)

Electrical Channel Specifications

ParameterValue
Characteristic Electrical Bandwidth93 GHz
Electrical Bandwidth Settings93 GHz, 55 GHz, 30 GHz

Connectivity and Interfaces

ParameterValue
Recommended Precision Timebase86107A module

Applications

ParameterValue
Supported Applications (Option 040)40G SONET/SDH and faster signals
Supported Applications (Option 025)25G Ethernet (x4 for 100 GbE) and 16G Fibre Channel (single-mode variants)

Optical Input

ParameterValue
Fiber TypeSingle-mode (9/125 µm)

Inputs & Outputs

ParameterValue
Optical Connector InterfaceKeysight universal adapter (81000xI series)
Number of Optical Channels1
Number of Electrical Channels1
Electrical Input Connector1.0 mm (male)
Electrical Input Impedance50 Ω (nominal)

General

ParameterValue
Warm-up Time1 hour (for specifications to be valid)

Technology

Optical / Electrical Oscilloscope Plug-in

Applications

High-speed telecom (40G SONET/SDH), LAN/SAN (25G Ethernet, 16G Fibre Channel), 10 to 100 Gb/s waveform analysis